Will the Big Ten hand over its lunch money again?

Wednesday

Nov 28, 2007 at 12:01 AMDec 26, 2007 at 3:55 PM

With Ohio State set to play No. 1-ranked North Carolina tonight in basketball , I got to thinking about the Big Ten/ACC (so-called) Challenge -- otherwise known as Dribbling Godzilla Attacks the Midwest -- and wondering how to best illustrate the ACC's dominance in the annual 9-year old basketball series.

I must give due credit to my esteemed colleague Geoff Dutton for coming up with the perfect depiction of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. In his infinite wisdom, Geoff suggested this video clip, and just for the record, the ACC is represented by the guys in the hoods.

The ACC has come out with the better record every year in the 8 previous "Challenge" matches against Big Ten teams, and that trend appears to be continuing in the latest installment of All My Bullies.

Yesterday, the Big Ten went 1-5 against ACC opponents in the first two days of this year's annual event.

Only Indiana has come to the aid of the Big Ten. The Hoosiers beat Georgia Tech 83-79 last night.

So here's a photo of the Big Ten, on the verge of a 9th consecutive losing record to the ACC, as it heads into tonight's final 5 "Challenge" match-ups with a 1-5 record.

The ACC is now 53-28 against the Big Ten since the two conferences agreed to take ESPN's money by playing a "Challenge" every December. That means the Big Ten has a .346 winning percentage against the ACC.

Yet another advertising slogan for the Big Ten Network!

You get the idea that Big Ten teams only recognize ACC opponents by the bottom of their sneakers.

We'll see if the rebuilding Buckeyes can salvage a little conference pride tonight against the powerful Tar Heels. In other "Challenge" action tonight: North Carolina State plays at Michigan State, Illlinois is at Maryland, Boston College is at Michigan, and Virginia Tech is at Penn State.

If Ohio State and the other Big Ten teams don't rally tonight, ESPN might use this photo to promote next year's "Challenge"

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